Professional Nurse (Wits PHRU)

Main purpose of the job:

• To coordinate the evaluation of recruited participants in the different sub-studies and assist other nurses in their daily work

Location:

• PHRU - Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto - Johannesburg

Key performance areas:

• To do study-related duties as specified by the protocol
• Conduct home visit if need be
• Assess and recognize respiratory illnesses in participants
• Compile study progress report on the number of participants enrolled and activities performed
• Establish a working relationship with clinic nurses/staff
• Follow-up participants who fail to attend their study visits
• Collect specimens from participants
• Ensure that all participants, parents/caregivers have signed informed consent forms
• Communicate routinely as needed to the study coordinator and principal investigator regarding clinical management of subject
• Attend and resolve queries that are generated by data management staff
• Do proper filling of results and any other study-related documents in the relevant assigned place

Required minimum education and training:

• Grade 12
• Degree/Diploma in Nursing
• Qualified as a Professional Nurse
• Valid Driver’s License

Required minimum work experience:

• At least 2 years of research experience

Professional body registration:

• Registered with the South African Nursing Council

Desirable additional education, work experience, and personal abilities:

• GCP Certification/Human Subject Protection certificate advantageous
• Able to multi-task and thrive within demanding work conditions
• Computer Literacy
• Empathy and Understanding to patients living with HIV/AIDS
• Supervisory skills and Staff management experience required
• Ability to speak local languages

TO APPLY:

• Only if you do meet the minimum job requirements and experience as mentioned above, you may submit a detailed updated CV.
• Please Apply Online and complete your registration on Ditto Hire (our application tracking system) to enable and protect you as a candidate to accept the new POPIA terms and conditions. This will then create your permanent profile with which you can apply for all jobs as advertised by AJ PERSONNEL. However, you may remove your profile from AJ PERSONNEL when you are no longer in the job market.
• AJ Personnel is fully POPIA Compliant.
• Please take note that the applicants who do not adhere to the above criteria will not be considered for the respective position.
• The closing date for all applications: 12 April 2022.
• Wits Health Consortium will only respond to shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date can consider their applications to be unsuccessful.
• Note WHC, in accordance with their Employment Equity goals and plan, will give preference to suitable applicants from designated groups as defined in the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998 and subsequent amendments thereto.
• PLEASE NOTE: Our Client, WHC - PHRU, maintains mandatory Covid-19 requirements, and as such only Covid-19 vaccinated incumbents will be considered for positions.

Please note:

• AJ Personnel is only responsible for advertising the advertisement on behalf of their client Wits Health Consortium.
• AJ Personnel does not have any salary or other information regarding the position.